Study Guide: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

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This audio study guide for Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as oppression, class struggle, and the dialectical interpretation of history. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Developed through years of teaching literacy to Brazilian and Chilean peasants and laborers, Paolo Freire's influential Pedagogy of the Oppressed puts forth a theory of education fitted to the needs of the disenfranchised and marginalized members of capitalist societies. Combining educational and political philosophy, the book offers an analysis of oppression and a theory of liberation.

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